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# patterns
# pattern
the pattern view allows you to edit the song.
the pattern view allows you to edit the song's patterns.
![pattern view](pattern.png)
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to select an area, press and hold the left mouse button. then drag the mouse and release the button to finish selection.
right-clicking within the pattern view brings up a pop-up menu with everything in the [edit menu](../2-interface/menu-bar.md) that makes sense for entering data or altering a selected area.
right-clicking within the pattern view brings up a pop-up menu with most options from the [edit menu](../2-interface/menu-bar.md).
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- **-**: collapse visible columns. changes to **+** when columns are hidden; click to expand them.
- **<**: disables the last effect column and hides it. effects are not deleted...
- **>**: adds an effects column. if one previously existed, its contents will be preserved.
- **Pattern names**: adds a text field with which one can name the current pattern. pattern names are also visible when hovering over a pattern in the order list.
- **Pattern names**: displays pattern names (per channel). pattern names are also visible when hovering over a pattern in the order list.
right-clicking the `++` toggles the visualizer, which is active only during playback.
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![keyboard](keyboard.png)
- pressing any of the respective keys will insert a note at the cursor's location, then advance to the next row (or otherwise according to the Edit Step.)
- **note off** turns off the last played note in that channel (key off for FM; note cut otherwise).
- **note release** triggers macro release (and in FM channels it also triggers key off).
- **macro release** does the same as above, but does not trigger key off in FM channels.
- **note off** (OFF) turns off the last played note in that channel (key off for FM/hardware envelope; note cut otherwise).
- **note release** (===) triggers macro release (and in FM/hardware envelope channels it also triggers key off).
- **macro release** (REL) does the same as above, but does not trigger key off in FM/hardware envelope channels.
- **toggle edit** enables and disables editing. when editing is enabled, the cursor's row will be shaded red.
## instrument/volume input